10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World (Paperback)

Shafak, Elif

ISBN 10: 1635575818 / ISBN 13: 9781635575811

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

About this Item

Paperback. Shortlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize *Named a Best Book of the Year by Bookpage, NPR, Washington Post, and The Economist A moving novel on the power of friendship in our darkest times, from internationally renowned writer Elif Shafak, author of The Island of Missing Trees, a Reese's Book Club pick. In the pulsating moments after she has been murdered and left in a dumpster outside Istanbul, Tequila Leila enters a state of heightened awareness. Her heart has stopped beating but her brain is still active-for 10 minutes 38 seconds. While the Turkish sun rises and her friends sleep soundly nearby, she remembers her life-and the lives of others, outcasts like her. Tequila Leila's memories bring us back to her childhood in the provinces, a highly oppressive milieu with religion and traditions, shaped by a polygamous family with two mothers and an increasingly authoritarian father. Escaping to Istanbul, Leila makes her way into the sordid industry of sex trafficking, finding a home in the city's historic Street of Brothels. This is a dark, violent world, but Leila is tough and open to beauty, light, and the essential bonds of friendship. In Tequila Leila's death, the secrets and wonders of modern Istanbul come to life, painted vividly by the captivating tales of how Leila came to know and be loved by her friends. As her epic journey to the afterlife comes to an end, it is her chosen family who brings her story to a buoyant and breathtaking conclusion. A moving novel on the power of friendship in our darkest times, from internationally renowned writer and speaker Elif Shafak. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781635575811

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Title: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Publication Date: 2020

Binding: Paperback

Condition: new